On Feb. 5, Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), which makes an embedded speech application, released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.
- Revenues rose by more than 75% due to growth across all the major segments and acquisitions made last year.
- Although the company did not include a cash flow statement in the release, it did note that cash from operations for the quarter was about $26 million, compared with $27 million in last year's quarter.
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(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sales |
$132.4 |
$75.6 |
75.2% |
|
Net Profit |
($1.4) |
($4.9) |
N/A |
|
EPS |
($0.01) |
($0.03) |
N/A |
|
Diluted Shares |
169.5 |
156.4 |
8.4% |
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Margin Checkup
|
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Margin |
69.5% |
73.4% |
(3.9) |
|
Operating Margin |
8.1% |
(2.3%) |
10.4 |
|
Net Margin |
(1.1%) |
(6.5%) |
5.4 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
|
Assets |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$129.7 |
$71.2 |
82.2% |
|
Accounts Rec. |
$137.6 |
$77.2 |
78.3% |
|
Inventory |
$8.3 |
$0.3 |
n/m |
|
Liabilities |
Q1 2007 |
Q1 2006 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accounts Payable* |
$90.8 |
$59.7 |
52.1% |
|
Long-Term Debt |
$349.1 |
$0.0 |
n/m |
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Cash Flow Highlights
There wasn't any data.
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